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Monitor Servers
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Comments appearing after the semicolons (;) are optional.
The following are sample configuration lines for monitor server programs:
e. When you finish making changes to the configuration file, save your changes by typing:
w
c
Do not use an uppercase (W) in the previous step.
f. When you press enter, a number will appear, such as
1279
, indicating the file size. You can
then exit the line editor by typing:
q
4. (Optional) Test your configuration changes. After editing the configuration file (
/site/
config
), it should be backed up.
5. Reconfigure the system.
When adding monitor server programs, you do not need to stop anything to reconfigure the
system.
n
Unlike other utility programs, it is not necessary to start a monitor server when you add it to the
configuration file. It starts when someone uses the monitor on or monitor load command for the
rundown queue to which you have assigned the monitor server. See the Command User’s Guide for
more information on using monitor servers.
Mailboxes are assigned to queues in the same way other database traits are—using the Queue
Properties dialog box. For more information, see
“Queue Properties” on page 163 .
6. After you choose the monitor server’s mailbox number and verify that it is not used by another
device, you must also assign it to the show’s rundown queue, being monitored by the monitor
server.
For instance, if the monitor server’s mailbox number is 267 and it will monitor the
SHOWS.6PM.RUNDOWN queue, then that number must be assigned to that queue.
For more information on assigning mailboxes to queues, see the Newsroom Management
Setup
and Configuration Manual
.
Using the list Command to View Assigned Mailboxes
Variations of the list command can be used at the console to determine mailbox assignments for
specific devices, queues, and so forth.
Since multiple queues can share the same mailbox, you can list all queues and directories in the
database that are using a certain mailbox, such as 267, by typing:
list mailbox=267 d
To find out which monitor server mailboxes are assigned:
t
Type: list c monitor
server 264 monitor 264 - ;monitor server
server 265 monitor 265 - ;monitor server
server 266 monitor 266 - ;monitor server
server 267 monitor 267 - ;monitor server